The Latest Breaking News from Aleksandar Vucic

The European Union is ramping up political pressure on Serbia and Kosovo to normalize their relations

Kosovo’s prime minister is claiming that a criminal gang from northern Serbia with alleged links to the Belgrade government was behind a September attack in Kosovo that killed a police officer and involved a daylong gunbattle with Kosovo police that left three gunmen dead

As violence flares, Washington has shown it has influence, while Brussels’s policies have shown weakness.

Leaders from the Western Balkans and several European countries are meeting for an annual summit in the Albanian capital Tirana, with few concrete decisions expected amid heightened tensions across the region.

An escalation into a conflict in the Western Balkans was averted but the likelihood of future flare-ups remains high.

Serbia’s president has denied reports of a military buildup along the border with Kosovo

Kosovo leader Albin Kurti alleges Serbian president aims to instigate a conflict with Kosovo; Vucic denies accusation.

United States urges Belgrade to stand down after deployment of Serbian tanks and artillery near Kosovo border.

Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead

Kosovo is observing a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen dressed in combat uniforms who later took refuge at an Orthodox monastery on Sunday

At least 30 gunmen killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer then stormed an Orthodox monastery in Kosovo near its border with Serbia, setting off ongoing gunbattles that have left three assailants dead and raised tensions between the two former wartime foes as they seek to normalize ties.